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WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships to Start on July 26 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The 6th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships will open on July 26, 2006, for a five-day run in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The biennial event is expected to draw hundreds of athletes and officials from about 70 countries around the world.

“As of July 20, a total of 70 countries have confirmed their participation in the 6th World Junior Taekwondo Championships,” said Truong Ngoc De, secretary general of the Vietnam Taekwondo Federation, in a letter to the World Taekwondo Federation.

The 6th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships are scheduled to take place at the Phu Tho Stadium in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

On the occasion of the event, the WTF Executive Council meeting and the WTF extraordinary General Assembly are scheduled to be held on July 24 and 25, respectively, at the Equatorial Hotel.

High on the agenda for the Executive Council and General Assembly will be the approval of new WTF memberships: Kiribati in the Oceania region and Zambia in Africa. Their approval would increase the total number of WTF membership to 181 nations.

Also on the agenda will be the proposal for amendment to the WTF Rules and Regulations, among which is the establishment of the Paralympic Committee within the WTF. The WTF is working toward the inclusion of taekwondo in the official program of the Paralympic Games in the near future.

The General Assembly will also be briefed on the evaluation system on activities of WTF member national associations and regional unions.

The Assembly will decide on the successful host sites and dates for the 7th World Junior Taekwondo Championships in 2008, the 2nd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in 2007, the 2nd WTF World Cup Team Taekwondo Championships in 2008.

The Executive Council is to decide on the successful host site and dates for the 2007 World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The Executive Council members will also be briefed on the report of the ad-hoc committee for the improvement of the international referee management system.

The WTF puts its top priority on ensuring fair refereeing and judgment at the Junior Championships. WTF President Chungwon Choue also stressed the importance of fair judgment at taekwondo competitions.

WTF staffs in charge of refereeing and competition will bear full responsibilities for the standards of the refereeing and judgment at the Junior Championships.

As part of the WTF’s efforts to ensure fair judgment, there will be a demonstration of electronic protectors during the Junior Championships.